by Kris Satkunas After two years of virtual conferences, the 2022 CLOC Global Institute Annual Conference showcased the liveliness and energy of its members and the legal ops profession. With over 2,000 attendees, the three-day event sparked conversation, education...
by Kris Satkunas As more and more companies invest in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, it’s important for legal departments to carefully manage their initiatives that support DEI, and to monitor law firm diversity and the DEI initiatives...
Summary Click on an attorney to jump to their bio: Manuel J. Ruiz, Jr. Reynaldo Guerra Garza Raúl Héctor Castro Antonia Hernández Cruz Reynoso Sonia Sotomayor Antonio Villaraigosa Alberto Gonzales Linda...
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Summary: What Does it Mean to be a Changemaker? Gender Diversity at LexisNexis Tips for Combating Gender Inequality From Legal Research to Social Change: Attorneys as Champions of Gender Equality In 1970, a mere 3% of all lawyers in the United States...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) has been on corporate boardroom agendas for some time, but it has attracted more urgency in the last two years, fueled by a growing sense of unrest and a wider call for social justice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortune...
By Rich Ehisen A January 2022 report from the National Partnership for Women & Families found that women in the United States are paid 83 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to an annual gender wage gap of $10,435 on the median pay for full-time...
By Aba Acquaah Today’s increased corporate focus on climate change, social justice, diversity and inclusion, and overall employee wellness corresponds with an added company stakeholder push to strengthen environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG...
It’s no secret that diversity in the workforce is important—and perhaps even more so for a law firm. But beyond the moral and ethical reasons to encourage diversity, attorney Prema Roddam is quick to point out that there’s quantifiable value in...
By: Randi-Lynn Smallheer The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) released its 2021 State of the Industry Report in May, which revealed a stunning shift in priorities for in-house legal departments this year. CLOC’s new survey found that six in...
As National Women’s Day approaches, we could think of no better way to honor the female attorneys that have shaped our great profession, than to help you get to know some of the best currently in the business. These talented attorneys were kind enough to...
Summary Heroic but Unequal Equal Pay in the Legal Industry Make a Change with Practical Guidance This article was originally published in June 2018 with updates made on March 9, 2023. Our legal heroes exist in a world that suffers from gender inequality...